Category: Arts

Barbara Kruger addresses media and politics in their native tongue: tabloid, sensational, authoritative, and direct. Kruger’s words and images merge the commercial and art worlds; their critical resonance eviscerates cultural hierarchies — everyone and everything is for sale. The year 1989 was marked by numerous demonstrations protesting a new wave of antiabortion laws chipping away at the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme… Continue reading Untitled (1980), Barbara Kruger

The original sculpture of The Knotted Gun also known as “Non-Violence” was created by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd, a friend of John Lennon’s family. Reuterswärd created this piece of art after Lennon’s tragic death to honour the singer’s vision of a peaceful world. The oversized public version of the piece was planned for John… Continue reading The Knotted Gun a.k.a. Non-Violence (1980), Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd